NYC72AN005

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20F · Plum Borough, PA · July 8, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 8, 1971
Place
Plum Borough, PA · PLUM BOROUGH, PA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N9651MMooney M20F
Status
Completed · report December 10, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162152

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1009   71/7/8    PLUM BOROUGH,PA     MOONEY M20F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 1050
        TIME - 0030                    N9651M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROEVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLUM BOROUGH,PA            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT FOUND IN FRONT YARD OF RESIDENCE. NO KNOWN WITNESSES.

Aircraft

Registration
N9651M
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Monroeville

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.